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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
/ j5 Z/ J: p# |8 }; ], l! d8 a'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! / e- F* c- @- i+ S
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' ! y1 F; b3 L; ]" I( M
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. . O* Q/ k+ p j2 E4 Y' s
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
& _* h6 Z; Z0 l: |/ x; ?'Yes... speaking' 7 W/ b! A8 K; R$ O0 B8 e
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' , h! V5 W* c$ e0 N' s7 v
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. * M0 {" }! K7 }+ T- d, G; A. n. q
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
% E' d* u) g n6 r* i8 Z6 \'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' $ @/ n1 m- A0 @; S8 I
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 5 i" L. b8 x3 X# l- d* N7 Q
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' * l& D: W# \; W
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
- r' @7 m& J$ ^1 d& j$ C'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
, Z1 B4 Y2 K$ g* x" Q9 j/ K/ F& ZThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 9 L _, p. F: c) O# X; u. g, c
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? ' f/ o, r+ j- Y
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 7 d o( `7 l% n0 f# d
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 5 o% g/ y0 h/ {. P% a" a% z# q
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 4 d6 y' [+ u) D9 ?4 i+ |" C# k4 `3 |
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' $ Q" B/ h1 _ t9 d: O
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. & V- j/ p4 o) X
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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